Severe Weather

These three things may explain why the U.S. is experiencing such warmer weather.

Lingering effects from Ophelia continued in the mid-Atlantic on Sunday, as the brunt of the storm slammed into the Northeast and New England.

The National Hurricane Center in coordination for local National Weather Services offices issued a Hurricane Watch from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.- Canada border and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for from Watch Hill, Rhode Island to Stonington, Maine.

So far, 2023 is the second-hottest year on record, behind 2016, experts say.

This shortage is occurring as government and private funding is being invested in planting trees to cool cities, reduce air pollution and protect water.

Pfizer reported no serious injuries but authorities said medicine was damaged after a tornado damaged the plant near Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Heavy rain has washed out roads and forced evacuations in the Northeast as more downpours were forecast throughout the day.

The wildfire smoke has prompted air quality alerts from the Midwest to the Northeast and down to the mid-Atlantic and Carolinas.

Microscopic particles from wildfire smoke can cause serious health problems for animals, sometimes causing more harm than in humans, experts say.

Passengers aboard the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine were left distressed as large waves churned up by a powerful storm off the Southeast coast pounded the vessel, delaying its return from the Bahamas over the Memorial Day weekend.

In February, vast amounts of snow closed roads into the park and made some facilities inaccessible. Now, the meltwater from that same snow is pouring into Yosemite Valley, forcing the park service to close most of the park by Friday night.

The boats encountered a storm with howling winds, snow squalls and punishing waves. Both vessels and the 28 people on board were lost to the dark waters of Lake Superior for more than a century.

Individuals, households and businesses in disaster areas as designated by FEMA qualify for the tax relief.

Last week's tornado destroyed roughly 300 homes and businesses in Rolling Fork and the nearby town of Silver City. The death toll in Mississippi stood at 21. One person died in Alabama, as well.

The study predicts a nationwide 6.6% increase in supercells and a 25.8% jump in the area and time the strongest supercells twist and tear over land.

Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the U.S., and the majority-Black Delta where the massive tornado struck has long been one of the poorest parts of the state.

The NWS in Portland/Gray, Maine, said an unusual phenomenon for its area of responsibility is possible Friday night as the tropopause could dip below the peak of Mount Washington, the highest summit in the northeastern U.S.

The World Meteorological Organization reports fishermen first used the term El Niño off the coast of South America to describe the unusually warm water temperatures before Christmas.

A dramatic video shows a couple racing with their dogs to outrun a tornado in Texas, jumping into nearby ditchwater. "Scariest moment of our life," they said.